Berdych has been officially confirmed today as having qualified for the 6th spot, with Granollers/Lopez similarly qualifying for the doubles. Delpo and Tsonga are currently sitting on the last two places with Tipsarevic knocking at the door. Meanwhile Nadal is still down as playing.

Berdych has been officially confirmed today as having qualified for the 6th spot, with Granollers/Lopez similarly qualifying for the doubles. Delpo and Tsonga are currently sitting on the last two places with Tipsarevic knocking at the door. Meanwhile Nadal is still down as playing.

Thanks for the update...I don't understand why has Nadal still not pulled out..

Thanks for the update...I don't understand why has Nadal still not pulled out..

There are so many conflicting stories coming out of the Nadal camp that nobody knows what to believe. Fortunately Tipsarevic will once more be on standy, although it's just possible he might qualify if he does well in Valencia, so even if Nadal leaves it until the very last minute before pulling out, it won't be a problem. I'd be happy to see Tipsarevic play there again this year as he's one of my favourites.

eThere are so many conflicting stories coming out of the Nadal camp that nobody knows what to believe. Fortunately Tipsarevic will once more be on standy, although it's just possible he might qualify if he does well in Valencia, so even if Nadal leaves it until the very last minute before pulling out, it won't be a problem. I'd be happy to see Tipsarevic play there again this year as he's one of my favourites.

Well considering he's not pulled out yet he actually might play, don't see why it's beyond all realms of posibilty.

It isn't, but if he does play how far will he get given that (a) he's going to be very rusty and (b) this isn't one of his favourite surfaces? I'll be very surprised if he plays but I can also understand why things have been left hanging in the air.

It isn't, but if he does play how far will he get given that (a) he's going to be very rusty and (b) this isn't one of his favourite surfaces? I'll be very surprised if he plays but I can also understand why things have been left hanging in the air.

Valid point Aileen, but maybe he wants soem game time other than just an exhibition in Dubai. We know how competitive Nadal is, and how much it meant to him after working so hard to get to World Number 1. Maybe he's wary of the fact Andy will probably be more of a threat on Clay next year due to Lendl's training advise, and he'll want to stay well in touch with the others in regards to ranking points.

Lucky you hope you enjoy the matches. How many games are you going to watch? My husband got something in the post today about the 02 from Nissan. If you won you got all expenses paid and tickets for the semi-final and final. That would be great, hope you have a good time and enjoy yourself.